A crisp, floral version, featuring notes of lime and jasmine, supported by lively acidity. Stays fresh and focused on the mouthwatering finish. Drink now. 40 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Austria / Nieder?sterreich / Wachau Select to Add

A juicy white, with crunchy flavors of fresh-cut apple and grapefruit, supported by bright acidity. The minerally finish is firm and focused. Drink now through 2018. 50 cases imported.??–KM??Region: Austria / Nieder?sterreich / Wachau Select to Add

Supple, with plenty of savory notes behind the apple tart and dried apricot flavors. Shows fig and white pepper on the finish. Drink now through 2015.??–KM??Region: Austria / Nieder?sterreich / Wachau Select to Add

Green apple and lime dominate the Alzinger 2010 Riesling Federspiel Durnstein, a brisk, pungent offering that seems to reflect both high malic acidity and de-acidification in its tartness and slight lack of finishing focus. Nonetheless, this will certainly be an attractive table companion over the next 2-3 years provided well-paired; and perhaps greater clarity, focus, and sense of minerality such as accrue to some of the best Federspiel bottlings of this vintage will emerge in the meantime. The Alzingers didn’t begin harvesting until the third week of October in 2010 and continued until November 18. Riesling Federspiel alone was de-acidified (as must). Leo Alzinger senior confirmed the judgment of other Wachau veterans that there was no known precedent for the combination of high acidity; sugar; and extract with genuine phenolic ripeness and next to no botrytis. (Somehow I missed out, incidentally, on tasting this year’s Liebenberg Riesling Smaragd.)Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300